DEI: Multicultural Care for the Clinician
In recent decades, the behavioral health field has begun prioritizing diverse, equitable, and inclusive services. Despite improvements, mental health professionals can do more to provide multicultural care. The most current effective approach is to assume a multicultural orientation. This framework will allow you to assess and treat diverse clients flexibly and competently.
This course provides strategies and knowledge to help you approach the therapeutic relationship, assessment, and treatment with a multicultural orientation. You will learn to identify and reduce implicit bias. The course reviews ways to be culturally humble while navigating issues diverse clients face. Lastly, you will learn ways to adapt treatment to provide culturally responsive care to the populations you serve.
The goal of this course is to provide knowledge to addictions, behavioral health counseling, marriage and family therapy, psychology, and social work professionals in health and human services settings to deliver multicultural care to their clients.
This course assumes you have a foundational knowledge of multicultural care, such as basic definitions of culture, behavioral health disparities, and acculturation. For more information on other topics related to multicultural care, including organizational interventions and social determinants of health, search the Relias course library.
In recent decades, the behavioral health field has begun prioritizing diverse, equitable, and inclusive services. Despite improvements, mental health professionals can do more to provide multicultural care. The most current effective approach is to assume a multicultural orientation. This framework will allow you to assess and treat diverse clients flexibly and competently. This course provides strategies and knowledge to help you approach the therapeutic relationship, assessment, and treatment with a multicultural orientation. You will learn to identify and reduce implicit bias. The course reviews ways to be culturally humble while navigating issues diverse clients face. Lastly, you will learn ways to adapt treatment to provide culturally responsive care to the populations you serve. The goal of this course is to provide knowledge to addictions, behavioral health counseling, marriage and family therapy, psychology, and social work professionals in health and human services settings to deliver multicultural care to their clients. This course assumes you have a foundational knowledge of multicultural care, such as basic definitions of culture, behavioral health disparities, and acculturation. For more information on other topics related to multicultural care, including organizational interventions and social determinants of health, search the Relias course library.
Alcohol & Drug Abuse Certification Board of Georgia
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
American Psychological Association
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As a Jointly Accredited organization, Relias LLC is approved to offer co-sponsored psychology continuing education by the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA is an associate member of Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education.
Association of Social Work Boards
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Relias LLC is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Relias LLC maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 Cultural Competence continuing education credits.
Course Delivery Format: Asynchronous Distance Learning-interaction includes quizzes with questions and answers, post-tests. This module is Reading-Based Online.
Breining Institute for Registered Addiction Specialists
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
California Association of Alcohol and Drug Educators
Relias Learning is an approved provider of Continuing Education. Provider number: CP40 910 H 0318 for 1.00 CEHs.
California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals
Provider approved by CCAPP, Provider number 1S-06-729-0220 for 1.00 CEH's
Connecticut Certification Board
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Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Florida Board of Psychology
Florida Board Of Psychology (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Psychologists will receive 1.00 hours.
Illinois, Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Marriage and Family Therapist Continuing Education Sponsor
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Louisiana Addictive Disorder Regulatory Authority
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Massachusetts Association for Marriage & Family Therapy
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals
Education hours MCBAP-R
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Mississippi Board of Examiners for Social Workers/Marriage & Family Therapists
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Missouri Credentialing Board
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals
This course has been approved by Relias LLC, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 1.00 CE. NAADAC Provider #86124, Relias, LLC is responsible for all
aspects of their programming.
National Academy of Certified Care Managers
Relias,LLC is approved by the National Academy of Certified Care Managers (NACCM) as a continuing education provider, #18-502RA.
This activity approved for 1.00 CMC contact hours
National Board for Certified Counselors
Relias, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No.6110. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Relias , LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, State Board for Mental Health Practitioners, Marriage and Family Therapists (MFT)
Relias, LLC, is recognized by New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists. #MFT-0009
As a provider of online, asynchronous education, some courses offered by Relias are considered "self-study". The regulations limit self-study activities taken from a provider approved by the Education Department to no more than 12 hours in the 36-month registration period or one-third of the hours in a registration period other than 36 months.
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board
Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Content Area: C9
Ohio Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Provider # RTX050401 (CEBroker Provider 50-290)
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours
Ohio Professional Counselor Board
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Provider # RCX100502 (CEBroker Provider: 50-290)
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Ohio Social Worker Board
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board Provider #RSX091903 (CEBroker Provider # 50-290)
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors and Therapists
South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors and Therapists (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
South Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology
South Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners
South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners (CEBroker Provider 50-290)
West Virginia Board of Social Work
West Virginia Board of Social Work (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Wyoming Board of Psychology
Wyoming Board of Psychology (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Identify two strategies to mitigate implicit bias and increase cultural humility.
Identity three ways to assess and treat clients using a multicultural orientation.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: The Culturally Humble Therapeutic Relationship
Meet Mel
Multicultural Orientation
Social Identities
Self-Awareness
Awareness of your Client
Review
Summary
Section 3: Culturally Responsive Assessment and Treatment
General Considerations
Intake and Assessment
Culturally Adapted Treatments
Review
Summary
Section 4: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
References
Subject Matter Expert: Jamila Holcomb, PhD, LMFT
Dr. Jamila Holcomb is Teaching Faculty at Florida State University in their Human Development and Family Science Department. Dr. Holcomb is also a licensed marriage and family therapist and clinical supervisor. She is the owner of Holcomb Counseling and Consulting, LLC, specializing in individual, family, and trauma counseling. Merging her academic and clinical work, Dr. Holcomb provides consultations and training centered around eradicating anti-Black racism, and improving diversity, equity, and inclusion within the higher education and mental health fields. Dr. Holcomb obtained her master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) from The Family Institute at Northwestern University, and her Ph.D. in MFT from Florida State University.Writer: Bridgett Ross, PsyD
Bridgett Ross, Psy.D. received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Philosophy from Boston College and then her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Alliant International University. She is a licensed psychologist in California and was in private practice for 13 years treating various issues including trauma, anxiety and mood disorders, grief/loss, and issues around self-concept, identity, and attachment. Having supervised pre-licensed and licensed clinicians, she maintains an interest in professional issues in the field of psychology. Dr. Ross’ training and work history include Children’s Hospital Chadwick Center for Children and Families, Kaiser Permanente, Alvarado Parkway Institute, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, which informed her focus on providing evidence-based trauma treatment to diverse populations.
The target audience for this course is: Alcohol and Drug Counselors; Intermediate level Social Workers; Marriage and Family Therapists; Professional Counselors; Psychologists; in the following settings: Health and Human Services.
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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All courses offered by Relias, LLC are developed from a foundation of diversity, inclusiveness, and a multicultural perspective. Knowledge, values and awareness related to cultural competency are infused throughout the course content.
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All characteristics and organizations referenced in the following training are fictional. Any resemblance to any actual organizations or persons living or dead, is purely coincidental.
To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.
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